Chapter 347: Force Yuan Shang to surrender to Yecheng

At the foot of Ye City, Liu Zhang was leading the crowd to observe the enemy's situation. Suddenly a horse galloped from the southeast. Dianman immediately stepped forward to stop the visitor and asked, "Who is coming?"

Xiao Xiao rolled his saddle and dismounted and said: "My subordinate Xu Junshi is the commander of the front army. Please see the general."

"What's the news about Yuan Zhi?" Liu Zhang had been waiting for news about Xu Shu. When he saw that the person who came was actually sent by Xu Shu, he couldn't help but stepped forward to ask.

"My lord, Commander Xu is still ten miles away from here. He ordered me to come and report to avoid any misunderstanding." Seeing Liu Zhang asking this question, the principal's face was very respectful and a little excited.

"Okay" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Go and tell Yuan Zhi and ask him to come quickly. I have been waiting for him for a long time."

"Yes." Xiao Xiao jumped on his horse with a very neat movement, which made everyone cheer. Liu Zhang also smiled. With such a soldier, his face was also very bright.

Half an hour later, a plume of smoke and dust rose from the southeast, and the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder like the beginning of a heavy rainstorm. Xu Shu came galloping with Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and Yuan Tan in between.

"See my lord" Seeing Liu Zhang greeting him in person, Xu Shu and the others got off their horses and half-knelt on the ground to salute.

"Quickly please get up." Before the three of them knelt down, Liu Zhang had already supported them and said with a smile: "Why should we be so polite?"

"Thank you, Lord." Xu Shu and the other three stood up. Zhang Fei and Ma Chao immediately stood behind Liu Zhang like guards, but Xu Shu introduced: "This is Yuan Tan, Yuan Xiansi, the eldest son of Yuan Shao."

"Seeing the champion" Yuan Tan couldn't help but sway in his heart when he saw that Liu Zhang was about the same age as him. He thought to himself: "It is this young man who defeated my father. If I stab him with a knife at this time, I don't know if he can survive."

Block..."

"My dear nephew, please get up." Liu Zhang supported him with one hand. It was impossible for him to be so close to Yuan Tan.

"Thank you, Champion." Seeing that Liu Zhang had no intention of helping him personally, Yuan Tan had no choice but to put aside what he was thinking and stood up on his own.

"My lord, my subordinates..." After the greetings, Xu Shu immediately wanted to plead guilty, but Liu Zhang stopped him with his hand.

"Let's talk after we go in." Liu Zhang smiled and took Xu Shu's hand, leading everyone back to the Chinese army's tent. They sat down in the tent. Only Yuan Tan didn't know where to sit. Liu Zhang pointed to a stool at the corner and said

: "Nephew, sit down"

"I... thank you Champion." There was obviously room in the big tent, but Liu Zhang let Yuan Tan sit at the bottom of the corner. This was a naked insult and disdain. Yuan Tan wanted to object, but saw Liu Zhang's cold eyes.

Dian Wei and others also looked at him with a look of death. He quickly bowed to thank him and sat down obediently.

"My lord, this subordinate is guilty." Xu Shu bowed and said, "My lord ordered me to capture Yuan Shang alive, but I let him run away."

"It's not the fault of Military Advisor Xu, it's all because of the incompetence of the generals." Zhang Fei stood up and said, "No one would have thought that Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, Han Meng, and Qu Yi would come out at the most critical moment."

"Yan Liang, Wen Chou? Are they not dead yet?" Liu Zhang smiled on his face, but he was very puzzled in his heart. He secretly thought: "These two guys are one of the unlucky people in the late Han Dynasty. Like Hua Xiong, they appeared on the scene.

They have become Guan Yu’s stepping stone. How come they have become immortal Xiaoqiang when they get to me? Could it be that I changed my fate against the will of heaven and changed the fate of these miserable guys? Well, I will let Yun Chang take care of them next time."

"Not dead." Xu Shu didn't know what Liu Zhang was thinking. He smiled bitterly and said: "Not only is he not dead, he also gathered thousands of troops, which is quite extraordinary."

"The battlefield is changing rapidly. No one can imagine what will happen next moment. It's not your fault." Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Although we can't use Yuan Shang to attack the city, you invited Mr. Yuan." Yecheng must not be a problem.

Down"

"What do you mean by the champion?" Yuan Tan was shocked when he heard this: "You don't want me to lead my troops to attack the city, right?"

"Since Xiansi has surrendered to me, you naturally want to work for me. Aren't you unwilling?" Liu Zhang bared his teeth, with a ferocious expression on his face, like a tiger trying to bite people.

"No...no...it's..." Yuan Tan didn't know what to say, he was talking like he was shooting off a cannon.

"Master Yuan, are you pretending to surrender?" Staring at Yuan Tan, Liu Zhang's eyes flashed with cold light, and everyone around him showed bloodthirsty eyes.

"I...I am willing to serve the Champion." Yuan Tan was like a lamb falling into a pack of wolves, or like a girl surrounded by a group of desperadoes, his voice was trembling, and his eyes were full of fear.

"That's good." Liu Zhang sat back in command. It seemed that the person with the ferocious face just now was not him. In the big tent, harmony was restored again. Only Yuan Tan wanted to cry but had no tears.

"Yide, Meng Qi." Seeing Yuan Tan's helpless expression, Liu Zhang suddenly wanted to tease him. He only heard Liu Zhang whispering: "In a moment, you will accompany Mr. Yuan to Yecheng, whether to persuade him to surrender or to attack."

City, you must protect Mr. Yuan and not let him suffer the slightest injustice."

"General, obey the order." Zhang Fei and Ma Chao stood up to accept the order. Naturally, they understood what Liu Zhang meant. They looked at Yuan Tan with some evil intentions.

"Thank you so much, Champion." Yuan Tan's mouth was full of bitterness. How could he not know that the two of them were here to monitor him? But he had to lower his head under the low eaves, and Yuan Tan burst into tears.

"You're welcome, good nephew." Seeing Yuan Tan surrendering, Liu Zhang said lovingly: "As the saying goes: no deal can be made without fighting. Although Benchu ​​and I are constantly fighting, our friendship is getting deeper and deeper in the fight. Benchu

He died young and his heart was broken. Today, I can meet his descendants, which is one of my wishes. When my nephew comes back to Yecheng, I will hold a banquet in the city to cleanse him and reward him.

achievement"

"My nephew, thank you, uncle." Yuan Tan gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart, but he still had to force a smile on his face. Despite Liu Zhang's nice words, if Yuan Tan dared to show the slightest displeasure, he would be a dead body now.

"Yes." Liu Zhang snorted with great satisfaction and said, "In that case, I would like to ask my nephew to go down and pack up the troops and prepare to persuade the defenders of Yecheng to surrender. I wonder what my nephew wants?"

"My nephew, I obey." Yuan Tan's eyes were full of resentment. In order to prevent Liu Zhang from finding out, he quickly bowed to the end and said, "My nephew, go down and prepare now."

"Yide, Meng Qi, you guys can go too." Liu Zhang looked at Yuan Tan with a smile on his face, but his eyes were full of murderous intent, which made Yuan Tan shudder.

"My nephew, please leave." Yuan Tan couldn't stand Liu Zhang's murderous intent and did not dare to stay in the tent. When he left the tent, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

"Haha..." A burst of laughter broke out in the big tent. Yuan Tan, who had not gone far, heard the laughter and felt anxious, ashamed and angry. Blood suddenly rushed to the top of his head, and his face was redder than Guan Yu.

"Lord"'s blood faded, and Yuan Tan returned to his army with a livid face. Guo Tu immediately came up to him and asked, "What happened?"

"Liu Jiyu asked us to attack Yecheng" Yuan Tan opened his mouth and startled Guo Tu.

"What?" Guo Tu said in surprise: "Ye City is tall and strong, how can we take it down with just us? Lord, you won't agree, will you?"

"What should I do if I don't agree?" Yuan Tan said with a bitter smile: "If I don't agree, I won't be able to come back. You haven't seen that Liu Zhang's generals are like wolves and tigers. Even Liu Jiyu is formidable."

"No." Guo Tu pondered for a while and frowned: "Liu Zhang is probably taking the opportunity to weaken our army, so why not go to Youzhou to join the Second Young Master">"

"If you can get away, who would want to suffer here?" Yuan Tan sighed: "Liu Zhang ordered Ma Chao and Zhang Fei to monitor me. If I make the slightest move, my life will definitely be at risk."

"This..." Guo Tu shook his head and said, "It seems we can only take one step at a time."

"That's all we can do." Yuan Tan sighed, and he and Guo Tu organized their troops. When they left the camp, they found that Ma Chao and Zhang Fei had already organized their troops and were waiting outside the camp. Fortunately, they didn't want to escape just now, otherwise Ma Chao would

, Zhang Fei’s anger is not something that Yuan Tan can bear.

"I have seen the two generals." Yuan Tan did not dare to show off to Zhang Fei and Ma Chao. He cupped his hands and smiled and said: "The two generals arrived very quickly."

"It's not that we are fast, it's that you are slow." Ma Chao said with disdain: "Back then, my Ma family's army would never gather more than three tongs and drums, but the lord's army never gathered more than half an hour. This is almost half an hour."

You have just assembled your troops. If the enemy suddenly charges and kills you, you will only suffer defeat."

"Yes, what General Ma said is true." Guo Tu nodded and bowed and said, "If it hadn't been so, our army would not have been defeated by the champion. Now, the champion has ordered us to attack Yecheng. Please take care of the two generals."

"Wrong." Zhang Fei said coldly: "My lord, no matter what method the eldest son uses, Yecheng must surrender. We are only here to protect the eldest son." Meng Qi and I are both cavalry.

, how to attack a city?”

"This..." Guo Tu was frustrated, but he dared not say anything in anger. He also understood that Zhang Fei and Ma Chao's mission was to monitor them, but he did not expect that Zhang Fei, a reckless man, could actually hear the meaning in his words.

"Okay." Seeing what Guo Tu wanted to say, Zhang Fei frowned and said, "My lord has given an order, and no one will execute it immediately, but you talk too much."

"Yes, I understand." Seeing Zhang Fei's unkind tone, Guo Tu felt nervous and did not dare to say more. He understood that even if Zhang Fei killed him, no one would stand up for him.

Yuan Tan led his army to the foot of Ye City. Looking at the tall and solid Ye City, and then at Zhang Fei and Ma Chao not far away, he felt a bit bitter in his mouth.

"Lord, why don't you let me try and see if I can persuade you to surrender?" Guo Tu said helplessly: "Otherwise, with the few soldiers under our command, even if they are all filled in, we may not be able to shake Yecheng by half."

"Gongze, are you sure?" Yuan Tan said: "At the beginning, you and Shen Pei were opposed to Fengji."

"If you're not sure, you have to bite the bullet." Guo Tu pointed at Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao said: "Life or death is at stake, we can only give it a try."

"Then..." Yuan Tan hesitated for a while and said, "Go ahead and be careful."

"Thank you for your concern, my lord." Guo Tu whipped his horse, rushed to the gate of Ye City, and shouted: "The defenders on the city, listen, I am Guo Tu, Duke Guo, please come out and see me..."

Chapter 347: Force Yuan Shang to surrender to Yecheng
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